Lost Innocence Poems

In the caverns of her mind, she screams in despair,
A solitary echo in the chilling air.

"God, answer me!" Her voice, a desperate plea,
Lost in the...

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I often see astray dogs, roaming the streets for a sense of purpose.
I am quick to find simlarties. 
After all, why wouldn't there there any...

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Nothing that God created is dull...
harmony is found in clouds, in immense space,
in earthly landscapes, in sunrises that blaze;
if nothing stupefies us, these will!

Every sunset...

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It grieves me to witness our youth's demise,
Each day, each hour, another life unties.
Daughters, sons, announced dead, bereft,
In a world where cruelty has left.

What have...

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I hate being the 'incident' of your story
Hate how you once made my heart beat so fast
Hate how I get a reminder of you
Now we're...

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Night Labor
by Michael R. Burch

for Rachel Corrie

Tonight we keep the flame alive;
we keep the candle lit.
We burn bright incense in your name
and swear we’ll not...

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Poetry is my mistress 
I write everything in her name. 
If you’ve not heard from me in a while 
It is poetry to whom you...

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His eyes were full of lust
 images for one to young to see
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 all his time consumed watching, wanting
satisfied himself, no need for...

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Born December 5, 1961,
blonde cherubic, lips of rose buds,
eyes of the bluest baby innocence.
Remember the 1960's brother,
Massapequa proud, Long Island.
Our Cedar Street,
lined once with what...

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innocence memorialized in candlelight
as we sit and dream in its gleam
of flickering and playful flames
timeless and free flowing
finding each other in the midst of longing
vigilant...

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I got lost again
in childlike wonder 
Looked for seashells 
while listening to thunder

The rain it came
soaked me to the core
I paid it no mind
while exploring...

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Life isn't made up of one pivotal moment, something that defines us. We think it's a check list and we work through it hoping to...

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Drink the poison from my blood, breathe the rot from my lungs.
Take all that has been decaying inside me and nurse it to health like...

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“The War that Defies Justification”

Redundant billionaires preaching basic information
Incumbent vacant vulnerable  stares looking for personal validation 

Another easily manipulated youth converted to the latest...

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So much on my mind
Too much to hold in
I try to share stories
But shut down again

Time after time
Beginning to end
Nobody listens
Unless.... about them

So I Write

My...

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